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the north carolina mercury and salisbury advertiser s a l i s b v r v.-^rixtid & pttbltshed it-francis coupe b wjm 87 t h u r s ij a y decevbep 26 1799 voi i p u t c h a k n french ve from hpad-qtiarters at alkmaet sept n to th miniftcr of war to the fame pur port hfi'rnt in their own honfes any of the vil iÂ»g*sireyet burning th britifli it pÂ»r ricuhr hat e dijtinguiffied thtmicives aso ve the puuiarj in their tfts of barbarjtv " p ?. a confidcrable number of volun teen from among the amed burghers h*\t takeu a pan in the srg?geinrim j ' accounts it a g u e september t september 2 [ n the firtipj cÂ»f yefterda y friday a let Â« r was read from the executive directory of ,.. fjnie c*ay inclofing three letters re:eir jtheda before from the secretary of sÂ«gw\ieral in chief to the french minihrr qayot containing further accounts of the lilbitfl ; after reading of which the pre tjent made a fuitable fpsech extolling the . j,>us advanmfxef or.tair.vd over the ene l y honor of the brave men who had /^; ft nifli?d themfilvci or that memorable 3 v jr t'i?ir htrroi'm and good conjd'ft a letter was then read from the r'xecu ths directory inciofing an ex'rac't from ijftel of war j received from major general yvn boecop at bead-qiiaritrs stpt loj of tn * following tenor " i had the honour to mention to you thit morning ibout ten o*clock that the e j;aiy had attacked our line ; an ihis even i r rf r fiven o'clock i am able to give you a '; ,;. r account ot what haa taken place though no very circunjusntiil as i have received no official account at b;csic of day the enemy attacked ava turned the left c french troops along the downs before petten whereby the kreoch troops ere obliged to retreat over snoorl to ber fiti where the forty-fecond half brigade i the enenjy with the bavonet who wtn aii eluflians an drove them back nd cm ilf their rr'r?at lo petrpn having driren them into the downs and lain a great mini btr of then and imde many priloners ; by bÂ«t i have feen th-:ir rnimbrr miift amount r , among which were feveral officers wit tii ruffiin general hermann their ( maunder ; icveral cannon and two lands â€¢' counrl have been taken and the troops is i tinderitand hive jr i.jeti their former petition and ere even further advanced f.t ihf lame time that the left wing was at it c\nj t iie divifion commanded b lieute ripe c'ipijfral dumonceau was ali'o and he n obliged to abandon ths pott of schoorl dam but retook ir and is agjin in hi for rcrpofitlor in good order as i have learn i the ri;'ix wing the divifirm lieu'e mt.general deandrls held its pofitioii un il the lfternoon alter having hraten off fe frÂ»l attacks ; but about two o'clock gÂ»n aendcli was ag^in attacked in front on old irpfel bv the enghfli and in the flank by "â– '> iliifliani and with all the endeavour i ftdjurant-genera 1 ! durutte he could not "' the tmops on the banks of ths-ir en c ens which occafioned a reire3t,and bgfd lieutenant gt-ncral dasndels to a ouiiis pofla old karpfe ; and a retreat ii i have been e.tefte i in good order nad '' ta ammunition wa^on in the camp of 'â€¢ pincras blown up and occafioned con â– ' ' '. " according to the rsportof the piifoner ? day before yefterdiy and yefterday e d g the ruqians l.mded to the nubber 6,000 and the efigljfh wrre believed to wnatto t!is number of 20,000 command r v the duke of york i cannoc afcer * j a the lofa ot t!ie enemy ic may nsver '-! v without e.t iteration be eftimated i or 4000 1 cannot aircrtai.i our lofa 1 ' c fay we hive noc received many : " : ii tlie hofpitals directly when ' rt i7e the returns [ hall have the ho 'â– irant'mitting you oÂ«r lofs b hy there was read another letter wl ' h " exe'cuti^e directory inclofing a mv .) ffom the i\dju;ant general d*arden tn the fitting of yeflerday in the firft chamber a lctt-r of the fame dire wa3 re%d from the siting admini'lration accom paiiyir.g a copy of a letter received he e vening before by the rgentof war from mijnr-gen van burcop dated the 20th srpr c^ntainin^t the following i haften r.'.}iÂ«rlf to inform you that grne r*l dae>i(]e!s accjuaints me in pei:'oi of hij having during the prcf-nt n'vht ret^ven his fornjtfr pofition of old karptal c si jikevrjfc a his | o ft cacnon with many ad ditionsi prifoners " tonoon otfober 1 on motion of mr h-:r ih^totlbwi r'e fojutions weie moved aoj fcd to ij ib uoufe of ccninions ; â€¢' that 120,000 fej men irc'u^ii c2 :'â– - j msrlnes be grantt-o to i:j msfjffty \& r ; ;.- hfrvice of two lunar months commencing ill of january rsoo a fum ot 444;cocl for wages for the fjmr at l!ie rstf oi 1 1 per man for the above period a /â€žâ€¢Â»: n s6,ooo for maiotenirice at the raie ct il i?s per nun a fum of 72 ,:â€¢:.-:!. for wer;r tear of fhips at the r?rn nf a'fi a man p^f month a fum of 6x>,bd6l b oninanc at t!;e rafe of 5s per month th-t a fmn of 300,0:0 be grsntfd 10 hh majeftjr to pay off the exchr.q loan oi laft rÂ«f!ion and payable on the full diy of the itlrca at the fa:ne time wa read a medarre from the acting adminiftration cemmunic ting the official accounts a-nt in by general rrunc d3ted head-quarttr at alkmaer 19th in llant â€¢Â« bar.licrs director '* sine the battle on the s'ip?rd)-k the englifh hawe retained their entrenchments in the zyp wjthout daring to venture a new ; hut being reinforced by 14,000 ruf fians th h-jve trade a fevere attack along our wlio'e i^e their principal ftrrrgth was dirrrtetl at;airifl the left wing confifliiig of krench troops under general van dam me which thry attacked by a refpcfrable corns of v uflian trocps fupported bv an en^iifh diviiion which computed ilie rear thcuatavian divmion under genersl du moiicsa'j which fnriried our centre was a co feverciy atiacked by an anglo-ruftiau corps w!:i'e a ham attack was frade by the enemy oil the r j^ht wing comir.dndcd by gener daendels france paris september 13 from erefl undrr tfati of the 5th infr they mention that on the 4th nr/ived a ctcr fc3 though our arniv i ft t fie fiÂ«jd of bm'e Â«: x.-jv that action nv.ci caufe the dreadful fenfations to our enemies moresti brought back lur troops with complete fuccef tc their former pods and they were fo little difpirited by what the faffertd ihnc eight days after the cnrn.v thinking to furprize cne of our division wns furprtzed himfslf and we took tooo pri oners this intelligence is authentic cur fouiiers bate jels ulfered from the fwor of the rufnari than from the want vf u er.ee they arc in want provifions r.nd cloatiis snd if rot furiufhed with th;rn e\ery thing is left defertionj has slreatly comnienc